Franck Tabanou

Franck Tabanou ( born January 30, 1989 in Thiais ) is a French footballer who is currently in the first division club AS Saint- Étienne under contract.

Career

Association

Tabanou was born in the town of Thiais close to Paris and began playing in neighboring Choisy- le- Roi with the football at the age of nine years. In his youth, he was also responsible for the clubs Le Havre AC and the training club Paris CFF active before he moved to Toulouse in 2006.

There Tabanou was first used in the U -18 team and for the amateur team in the Championnat de France amateur. In two years he played there 26 times, scoring two goals. From the 2008/ 09 season, he was part of the cadre of professional team and finally came in the second half on 2 May 2009 ( 34th Round ) against Olympique Marseille for his pro debut in Ligue 1 Two days later, he signed his first professional contract and was also in the next four games to end the season for use.

In the 2009/10 season Tabanou played regularly and came to a total of 33 games in the French Elite League. On 16 January 2010 ( 20th Round ), he scored in the 3-1 victory over FC Valenciennes his first two goals in professional football. Another brace he succeeded on the 32nd game against Grenoble Foot 38 On September 17, 2009, he made ​​his debut against FK Partizan Belgrade and internationally, in total it was used in five group matches in the UEFA Europa League 2009/10. In the season 2010/11 he was also an integral part of the TFC and could achieve four goals in 34 league games.

National

Tabanou played at the Mediterranean Games in 2009 in three of the four games for the French U-20 national team. After his good performances at club level, he was appointed in the same year in the squad of the French U -21 team and has played in numerous games of qualifying for the U-21 European Championship 2011, commencing October 9, 2009 against Malta. However, the qualification for the finals in Denmark failed Tabanou with his team.